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Saturday Night Live

2009-05-30T04:45:56Z

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'''Saturday Night Live''' (often shortened to just SNL) is a popular sketch-comedy show that has run on [[NBC]] since 1975.

SNL is known for spoofing political figures on both the left and right wings of the spectrum.

The show has consistently turned some of its minor players into feature film actors including:
'''Mike Meyers'''[http://imdb.com/name/nm0000196/]-''Wayne's World''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sO4zTmKLf8], ''Austin Powers''[http://www.austinpowers.com/] and ''Shrek'' [http://www.shrek.com/main.php]
'''Dan Akroyd'''[http://imdb.com/name/nm0000101/]-''The Blues Brothers''[http://www.bluesbrothers.com/]
[[Category:Entertainment]]and [[Ghostbusters]][http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4uxIo4t7xM]
'''Julia Louis Dreyfuss'''[http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/julia-louis-dreyfus/159255]-''Sienfeld''[http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/]
'''Eddie Murphy'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5LX16zia2k]-''Coming to America''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKYl6y8qGqw], ''Trading Places''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LgQyxS4-Os] and ''The Nutty Professor''[http://www.klumps.com/]
'''Adam Sandler'''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwYQBV66rbM]-''50 First Dates''[http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/50firstdates/]and ''Happy Gilmore''[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/happy_gilmore/]
'''Harry Shearer'''[http://www.harryshearer.com/]-''The Simpsons''[http://www.thesimpsons.com/bios/bios_actors_shearer.htm]and ''This is Spinal Tap''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dU3H1Um4Ju4&feature=related]

Liberals and uncharitableness

2009-05-30T04:42:22Z

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[[Image:228130875 35181424e3.jpg|thumb|right|175px|[[United States|American]] liberals give less to charity than American conservatives.<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html</ref> In addition, [[per capita]] [[atheism|atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] in the United States give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists.[http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians][http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/][http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2] ]].
There is evidence to support the position that [[liberal]]s are uncharitable relative to [[conservative]]s. In March of 2008, [[George Will]] wrote at [[RealClearPolitics]] concerning the [[United States]]:
{{cquote|Sixteen months ago, Arthur C. Brooks, a professor at Syracuse University, published "Who Really Cares: The Surprising Truth About Compassionate Conservatism." The surprise is that liberals are markedly less charitable than conservatives....

If many conservatives are liberals who have been mugged by reality, Brooks, a registered independent, is, as a reviewer of his book said, a social scientist who has been mugged by data. They include these findings:

-- Although liberal families' incomes average 6 percent higher than those of conservative families, conservative-headed households give, on average, 30 percent more to charity than the average liberal-headed household ($1,600 per year vs. $1,227).

-- Conservatives also donate more time and [[Blood donation|give more blood]].<ref>http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/03/conservatives_more_liberal_giv.html</ref>}}

[[Atheism|Atheists]] and [[agnosticism|agnostics]] often reject [[Bible|biblical]] [[morality]] (and therefore [[conservative Christianity]] ) and hold to [[moral relativism]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/FlexPage.aspx?Page=BarnaUpdate&BarnaUpdateID=152</ref> Therefore, it is not surprising that [[per capita]] atheists and agnostics in [[United States|America]] [[Atheism and Uncharitableness|give significantly less to charity than theists even when church giving is not counted for theists]].[http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/12-faithspirituality/102-atheists-and-agnostics-take-aim-at-christians][http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_200310/ai_n9340592/][http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Story?id=2682730&page=2] These figures do not, however, take into account volunteer work that may be done by these same people. Many argue that the actual volunteer work has equal or greater value to monetary donations.

==See Also==
*[[Atheism and Uncharitableness]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Liberalism]]
[[Category:Charity]]

Pledge of Allegiance

2009-05-30T04:39:01Z

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The '''Pledge of Allegiance''' is a traditional oath of loyalty often recited in the United States of America. It was written in 1892 by [[Francis Bellamy]], a Baptist minister and socialist.

In the United States, the '''Pledge of Allegiance''' is recited on many formal occasions, including at the beginning of the [[school]] day, and the opening of certain kinds of meetings. When the Pledge is recited, civilians face the [[American flag|Flag]] and place their right hands over their hearts. Men remove any non-religious headdress and hold it in the right hand. Military personnel in uniform remain silent and salute the flag. Under many public circumstances, in a display of patriotism, the Pledge will be followed with the singing of "[[America the Beautiful]]" and the [[National Anthem]], "[[The Stars and Stripes Forever]]".

The phrase "under God" was added in 1954, by a bill signed into law by President Eisenhower on June 14, 1954 ([[Flag Day]]), largely driven by the lobbying of the [[Knights of Columbus]], as a means of differentiating America from the "godless" Communists of the USSR. The phrase has been the source of some controversy, as self-professed atheist Michael Newdow has argued the matter in a case involving his daughter before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case was dismissed because Newdow, a noncustodial parent, lacked standing in the matter.

==Text==
[[image:Kljghlkjkh.png|thumb|150 px|Ol' Glory]]

<blockquote>
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag<br/>
Of the United States of America,<br/>
And to the Republic for which it stands:<br/>
One Nation under God, indivisible,<br/>
with Liberty and Justice for all"
</blockquote>

==References==
*[http://uscode.house.gov/download/pls/04C1.txt 4 USC Chapter 1 -- The Flag]

[[category:United States]]

Rachel Maddow

2009-05-30T04:34:52Z

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'''Rachel Maddow''' (b. 1973) is a [[left-wing]] American radio and television commentator for [[Air America]] radio and [[MSNBC]] cable television. She has a bachelors degree from [[Stanford]] University, and a doctorate from [[Oxford]]. (She went to Oxford as a [[Rhodes Scholar]] - its first ever openly gay recepient.) Maddow is one of relatively few openly [[lesbian|gay]] personalities in the mainstream news media. Like almost everyone at the MSNBC network, she was a hysterical opponent of former U.S [[President George W. Bush]], and continues to oppose [[Conservative values]] and the [[Republican Party]], while being a slavish supporter and follower of [[Barack Obama]].

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==See Also==
*[[Homosexuality]]
*[[Homosexuality_in_the_media|Homosexuality in the Media]]
*[[Hollywood values]]
*[[Tammy Bruce]]
[[Category:Broadcasters]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:Liberal Activists]]

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